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From: Pleiotropic effects of a single gene on skeletal development and sensory system patterning in sticklebacks

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The presence of bony lateral plates is associated with variation in neuromast distribution in stickleback populations. (A) Alizarin red stained Japanese Pacific (JP) marine stickleback with a complete set of bony lateral plates. (B) Alizarin red stained Paxton Benthic (PB) freshwater stickleback with a single bony lateral plate. (C) Close-up of the Mp line of a DASPEI stained Japanese Pacific (JP) marine stickleback, highlighting the dorso-ventral distribution of neuromasts on the lateral plates. (D) Close-up of the Mp line of a DASPEI stained Paxton Benthic (PB) freshwater stickleback, highlighting the placement of the neuromasts in a continuous row along the midline and the presence of multiple neuromasts per body segment. Scale bars = 0.1 cm. DASPEI, 2-(4-(dimethylamino)styryl)-N-ethylpyridinium iodide; JP, Japanese Pacific Ocean marine; Mp, main trunk line, posterior; PB, Paxton benthic.

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